Bachelor star Abbie Chatfield reveals was turned away for a cervical screening

Former Bachelor star Abbie Chatfield has revealed she was once turned away for a cervical screening test. 

Detailing the incident on her Instagram Stories on Thursday, Abbie, 25, explained that she recently had to shell out a lot of money for the test [previously known as the Pap test] after new legislation changed the testing time from two to five years. 

24 at the time, Abbie fell a year short under the recommended testing age by the government – but claimed that she was left ‘worried’ by ‘friends who had weird cells’ and wanted to put her mind at ease.  

Explaining that she was turned away for Pap test because of her age, Abbie said that she then went to see a female doctor.   

‘I asked her if I could get another Pap smear because I was just worried. When I was a teenager, it [available testing] was every two years from when you start being sexually active. Then a new legislation came in.’

Expressing her worry, Abbie claimed: ‘I had friends who have had weird cells. 

’25 is now the recommended age by the government – but you can push it! My doctor did it for me. I don’t know whether she was being naughty, but she did it.’

However, she revealed she did have to fork out for the test, adding: ‘Just ask for a test if you’re worried.  Are you sure you can’t get a test at all, or you can’t get a free one.’

This comes after Abbie revealed what she thinks about splitting bills on dates, admitting in no uncertain terms that she’s not a fan.

The TV star was asked by a fan for her opinion on bill splitting, and in several posts on Instagram Stories on Tuesday, she confessed she adheres to very strict rules.  

‘My rule is whoever initiated the asking should pay! So whoever invited the other first,’ she explained. 

‘Then if you get dessert or something small after it flips. So if I ask a guy to do something I always pay, then let him get dessert or vice versa!’

Abbie said this was something her mother had taught her: ‘Never make someone pay for something you’ve invited them to!’

She continued to explain her passionate opinions on the topic of bill splitting across a series of videos, also posted to her Instagram Stories.    

‘I was falling asleep and I woke up to say, I would rather die than split a bill. I would rather die than split a bill on a date,’ she said. 

‘I don’t know why, it makes me feel so sick. I would rather pay for every date ever than have to split a bill.’

Abbie said she’s even paid the whole bill herself just to avoid the often awkward confrontation of splitting it. 

‘There have been times that I’ve sneakily paid for dinner, purely because I feel like the person’s going to want to split it, and I’m just like, I don’t want to deal with that uncomfortability [sic],’ she explained. 

‘Like, the thought of splitting a bill makes me [makes gagging noises]. Ooh, it makes me feel so uncomfortable!’

Abbie confessed her years of working as a waitress had influenced her opinions, after witnessing couples struggle to split their bill while on a date.  

‘I just feel like it’s nice to be like, “I’ll get this. Next time you do it,”‘ she added. 

And she said picking up the bill while on a date with a rich person is actually a ‘power move’. 

‘If you know they’re wealthy, a power move is to do it, because it’s like, “I don’t want you for your money,”‘ she explained. 

‘I went on a date with a really wealthy guy once, and I was like, “It’s fine, babe!” [Whispers] It was, like, $17 ramen! But, still paid – power move.’

She said the only exception for splitting a bill is if you’re on a bad date and you want a clean break from the person at the end of the night. 

‘I’ve never had a bad date but I feel like this is the only circumstance that I would split,’ she added.